What was found
AT A 100 HOUR INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND UNDER THE LEFT INBOARD RUDDER BAR BLOCK, AT THE MOST FORWARD BOLT HOLE. RUDDER BLOCK HAD ABNORMAL MOVEMENT. CRACK COULD ONLY BEEN SEEN AFTER BLOCK WAS REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172RG
- Aircraft time
- 7,578 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360F1A6
- Propeller
- Mcauly B2D34C220
- System (JASC)
- 5541 · Rudder, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 24130015
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 7,635 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.